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Comptia Project + Project Management
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Form of progressive elaboration planning where the work to be accomplished in the near term is planned in detail at a low level of the work breakdown structure - while the work far in the future is planned at a relatively high level of the work break
opportunity
backward pass
rolling wave planning (Technique)
finish to start (FS)
2. Implementing risk response plans - tracking identified risks - monitoring residual risks - identifying new risks and evaluating risk process throughout the project
material
monitor and control risks (Process)
technique
work authorization
3. Condition or capability that must be met or possessed by a system - product - service result or component to satisfy a contract - standard - specification or other formally imposed document.
requirement
risk acceptance (Technique)
BCWS
influence diagram (Tool)
4. Any form of schedule network analysis in which scheduling decisions are driven by resource constraints
common cause
plan procurements (Process)
resource leveling (Technique)
monitor and control project work (Process)
5. Processes that organize and manage the project team
actual cost (AC)
work breakdown structure component
project charter (Output/Input)
project human resource management (Knowledge Area)
6. Document describing how project risk management will be structured and performed on the project. contains the list of project risks - the results of risk analysis and risk responses
conduct procurements (Process)
risk management plan (Output/Input)
lead (Technique)
project management knowledge area
7. Total costs actually incurred and recorded in accomplishing work performed during a given time period for a schedule activity or work breakdown structure component. actual cost can sometimes be direct labor hours alone - direct costs alone - or all c
actual cost (AC)
estimate (Output/Input)
configuration management system (Tool)
project human resource management (Knowledge Area)
8. Person or group that provides financial resources in cash or in kind for the project
resource histogram
sponsor
predecessor activity
work performance information
9. Budgeted cost of work performed
project risk management (Knowledge Area)
BCWP
risk register (Output/Input)
total float
10. Those criteria - including performance requirements and essential conditions which must be met before project deliverables are accepted
project risk management (Knowledge Area)
risk management plan (Output/Input)
progressive elaboration (Technique)
acceptance criteria
11. Condition or situation unfavorable to the project - a negative set of circumstances - a negative set of events - a risk that will have a negative impact on a project objective if it occurs - or a possibility for negative changes
develop project team (Process)
contingency reserve(Output/Input)
threat
lessons learned(Output/Input)
12. The acquirer of products - services or results for an organization
determine budget (Process)
sub network
develop project charter (Process)
buyer
13. Risk response planning technique associated with threats that seeks to reduce the probability of occurrence or impact of a risk to below an acceptable threshold
risk mitigation (Technique)
scope
organizational process assets (Output/Input)
Delphi technique (Technique)
14. Planned dates for performing schedule activities and planned dates for meeting schedule milestones
root cause analysis (Technique)
project calendar
variance
project schedule (Output/Input)
15. Point in time that work was scheduled to finish on a schedule activity. called planned finish date
scheduled finish date (SF)
analogous estimating (Technique)
work package
buyer
16. Technique for estimating that applies a weighted average of optimistic - pessimistic and most likely estimates when there is uncertainty with the individual activity estimates
define activities (Process)
verification
three point estimate (Technique)
program evaluation and review technique (PERT)
17. The approved estimate for the project or any work breakdown structure component or any schedule activity
activity list (Output/Input)
budget
reserve analysis (Technique)
float
18. Assurance that a product - service or system meets the needs of the customer and other identified stakeholders
perform quantitative analysis (Process)
matrix organization
project management office (PMO)
validation
19. The process of completing each project procurement
estimate activity resources (Process)
opportunity
triggers
close procurements (Process)
20. The process of obtaining seller responses - selecting a seller and awarding a contract
lag (Technique)
project cost management (Knowledge Area)
conduct procurements (Process)
work authorization
21. A planning technique that subdivides the project scope and project deliverables into smaller - more manageable components - until the project work associated with accomplishing the project scope and providing the deliverables is defined in sufficient
decomposition (Technique)
precedence diagramming method (PDM) (Technique)
executing processes (Process Group)
regulation
22. Collection of generally sequential project phases whose name and number are determined by the control needs of the organization involved in the project
early finish date (EF)
issue Point or matter in question or dispute
calendar unit
project life cycle
23. Subsystem of overall project management system. collection of formal documented procedures that defines how project work will be authorized to ensure that the work is done by the identified organization - at the right time and in the proper sequence.
work authorization system (Tool)
request for information (RFI)
Gantt chart (Tool)
configuration management system (Tool)
24. Any unique and verifiable product - result - or capability to perform a service that must be produced to complete a process - phase or project.
portfolio
develop project team (Process)
project communications management (Knowledge Area)
deliverable (Output/Input)
25. Formally documented change request that is submitted for approval to the integrated change control process
requested change(Output/Input)
project initiation management (Knowledge Area)
float
project management system (Tool)
26. Estimate or prediction of conditions and events in the projects future based on information and knowledge available at the time of the forecast. information is based on the project's past performance and expected future performance
project management team
scope management plan(Output/Input)
forecast
threat
27. Processes involved in estimating - budgeting - and controlling costs so that the project can be completed within the approved budget
work package
project cost management (Knowledge Area)
node
flowcharting (Technique)
28. A method of estimating a component of work. the work is decomposed into more detail. an estimate is prepared of what is needed to meet the requirements of each of the lower - more detailed pieces of work - and these estimates are then aggregated into
project procurement management (Knowledge Area)
bottom-up estimating (Technique)
project initiation
code of accounts (Tool)
29. The earliest point in time on which the uncompleted portions of a schedule activity can start - based on the schedule network logic - the data date and any schedule constraints.
execute
early start date (ES)
residual risk
earned value (EV)
30. Document that specifies in a complete precise verifiable manner the requirements - design behavior or other characteristics of a system component - product - result or service
specification
early finish date (EF)
plan risk response (Process)
near critical activity
31. The enterprise whose personnel are directly involved in doing the work of the project
fixed price incentive fee contract (FPIF)
performing organization
produce scope
budget at completion (BAC)
32. An estimating technique that uses a statistical relationship between historical data and other variables (sq. foot in construction - lines of code in software development) to calculate an estimate for activity parameters such as scope - cost - budget
activity list (Output/Input)
milestone
parametric estimating (Technique)
duration (DU or DUR)
33. Amount of time that a schedule activity can be delayed without delaying the early start date of any immediately following schedule activities.
scheduled finish date (SF)
free float
sequence activities (Process)
Gantt chart (Tool)
34. Document containing the results of the qualitative risk analysis - quantitative risk analysis and risk response planning. details all identified risks including description - category - cause - probability of occurring - impact on objectives - propos
s-curve
near critical activity
risk register (Output/Input)
project management process group
35. Hierarchal organization where each employee has one clear superior and staff are grouped by areas of specialization and managed by a person with expertise in that area.
resource calendar
resource leveling (Technique)
define activities (Process)
functional organization
36. Project schedule network diagram drawn in such a way that the position and length of the schedule activity represents its duration. bar chart that includes schedule network logic
late finish date (LF)
sequence activities (Process)
statement of work (SOW)
time scaled schedule network diagram (Tool)
37. Provider of products - services or results
identify stakeholders (Process)
program evaluation and review technique (PERT)
validation
seller
38. Processes and activities needed to identify - define - combine - unify and coordinate the various processes and project management activities within the project management process groups
project human resource management (Knowledge Area)
estimate to complete (ETC)(Output/Input)
project initiation management (Knowledge Area)
sub network
39. Modification that allows an acceleration of the successor activity.
scope creep
specification limits
percent complete
lead (Technique)
40. Describes when and how human resource requirements will be met
influence diagram (Tool)
master schedule (Tool)
staffing management plan
perform qualitative analysis (Process)
41. Authorized budget assigned to the scheduled work to be accomplished for a schedule activity or work breakdown structure component
path divergence
project phase
project manager
planned value (PV)
42. Developing an approximation of the monetary resources needed to complete project activities
project calendar
activity code
decision tree analysis (Technique)
estimate costs (Process)
43. Narrative description of products - services or results
statement of work (SOW)
performing organization
enterprise environmental factors (Input/Output)
close project or phase (Process)
44. Processes required to ensure timely and appropriate generation - collection - distribution - storage - retrieval - and ultimate disposition of project information
performance measurement baseline
project communications management (Knowledge Area)
duration (DU or DUR)
estimate at completion (EAC)(Output/Input)
45. Monitoring and recording results of executing the quality activities to assess performance and recommend necessary changes
performance measurement baseline
perform quality control (Process)
program evaluation and review technique (PERT)
input (Process) input
46. Analytical technique used to determine basic underlying reason that causes a variance or defect or risk
input (Process) input
schedule model (Tool)
threat
root cause analysis (Technique)
47. Cost - time - quality - technical or resource value used as a parameter and which may be included in product specification. crossing the threshold should trigger some action.
seller
threshold
request for information (RFI)
lag (Technique)
48. Any of all external environmental factors and internal organizational environmental factors that surround or influence the projects success. these factors are from any or all of the enterprises involved in the project and include organizational cultu
Monte Carlo simulation
work breakdown structure (WBS) (Output/Input)
work breakdown structure component
enterprise environmental factors (Input/Output)
49. The process of managing procurement relationships - monitoring contract performance - and making changes and corrections as needed
role
administer procurements (Process)
portfolio
estimate activity durations (Process)
50. Tracking team member performance - providing feedback - resolving issues and managing changes to optimize project performance
analogous estimating (Technique)
buyer
earned value management (EV
manage project team (Process)